Dilantin For Neuropathy

... What Is Peripheral Neuropathy? What Causes PN? How Is PN Diagnosed? How Is It Treated? Other Resources The Bottom Line What Is Peripheral Neuropathy? Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a disease of the peripheral nerves. These are all the nerves

Good Morning, Dr. Henry,I was hoping you could address my neuropathy concerns. I've been on a regime of; Norvir(1pill,100mg,1xdaily)Viread(1pill,300mg,1xdaily)Keppra(1pill,1000mg,1xdaily)Selzentry(1pill,150mg,2xdaily)Prezista(2pills,400mg,1xdaily)....

...Your current HIV regimen is not usually one that has a clearly increased risk for peripheral neuropathy. Your symptoms certainly sound like peripheral neuropathy which can be due to HIV (risk often related to lower CD4 counts), HIV
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hi, just want to know if there is anything i can do to reverse neuropathy in my toes and feet. i am 46, male, fit and healthy, v/l undetctable, cd4 approx 500. i am told it was caused by stavudine which i stopped taking about a year ago, greatly...

About 3 weeks ago, after being on Fuzeon for about 6 weeks, I developed neuropathy, with numb toes and slightly numb fingers. Fuzeon D/C'd and started on Neurontin, 300 tid to 600 tid for 2 1/2 weeks with no improvement. Then Zerit (which I had...

...may include foot drop, facial droop, or paralysis of the diaphragm (the sheet of muscle in the chest used for breathing). Mononeuropathies are uncommon in people with HIV and are easily distinguishable from DSPN. Today, many cases of...
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...is, Has anyone had symptoms of neuropahty, then have tested negative and suddenly all symptoms are gone? I've been told that Neuropathy is something usually found in the latter part of HIV or AIDS. Usually cause by certain mediactions. My other...
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